Vicenza
Tuesday 13th October 2015
Vicenza, on a rather wet and miserable Tuesday. A bit hard to enjoy given the weather, plus the fact so many places were closed, and that I had to spend a big chunk of the daytime attending to laundry. Did however enjoy seeing some Palladian architecture including the Teatro Olimpico and the famous Basilica.
Italy October 2015
John's Pictures

09:04:54
Cittadella, where I changed trains en route from Bassano to Vicenza.

09:51:55
On arrival in Vicenza.

10:13:26
My hotel room at the Albergo Due Mori, where I was able to check in ridiculously early, and the place had a pleasantly unmodernised antique feel to it.

10:13:38
No TV in the room! I did make use of the writing desk there though.

10:15:07
Nice big wardrobe.

10:21:06
My vintage style suitcase looked rather at home here.

11:49:54
After dropping off my shirts at a dry cleaners, for the remainder of my laundry requirements I came to this self service place. It took me quite a while to figure out how to actually use the machines.

12:11:12
Outside the laundry.

12:49:09
Some porcini in the window of a greengrocers.

12:51:20
Now that my laundry had all been attended to (save for going back in the early evening to pick up my shirts) I finally felt ready to start having a bit of a wander around Vicenza and taking in some of the sights.

12:52:16

12:52:31
Rather nice little lake at the corner of this park. Nice weather for ducks.

13:12:37
My lunch, at the very rustic Ponte delle Bele restaurant, which had a sort of Alpine log cabin feel to it. For the first course I had the tagliatelle with porcini.

13:24:49
Then for the second course, fried eggs with black truffle.

13:37:20
Outside the Ponte delle Bele.

14:58:58
En route to see the Teatro Olimpico.

15:14:53
At Palladio's Teatro Olimpico now.

15:15:12

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15:29:23
The Palladian Basilico, not looking at its best with the miserable grey skies here.

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15:38:16
Pasticceria Soraru. I'd wanted to visit here, but it was closed all day.

15:49:00
Nice "Birra Moretti" sign.

15:54:41

18:06:51
After some research on the web, found this aperitivo - a "Ticket" at Pullmanbar - had won a competition last year. Didn't really work for me but am pleased to see this kind of experimentation nonetheless.

18:15:31
The sign of Pullmanbar - alas it evokes the golden age of travel in name only, and the interior was very modern in style.

18:48:00
Palladio's Basilica, looking a bit better now.

18:49:25
I really liked the illuminaton of the brickwork of the vaults.

19:02:07
My immaculately laundered shirts.

19:06:45
Very pleased with that.

19:44:02
Back to the basilica again (it was very close to my hotel).

20:02:37
Dinner at Antica Casa delle Malvasia. My first course, gnocchi with burrata.

20:14:21
My second course, grilled tosella cheese with mushrooms. A bit too much cheese, even for me! But I liked the fact there was actually a secondi piatti I could order for once.

20:36:30
Outside Antica Casa delle Malvasia.

20:41:33
Wanted to try Il Grottino, but alas it was closed.